Terrorism and Instability Make Cities Less Livable, Report Says
- Melbourne world’s most livable city for sixth year in a row
- U.S. cities drop in light of mass shootings, policing tensions
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Instability and fears over terrorism have made life more challenging in many of the world’s leading cities over the past year, according to analysis by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Conditions in 29 major cities have deteriorated, the EIU said in its Global Liveability Index published Thursday, with Western European and U.S. rankings hit by terrorist attacks and social tensions. Thirty factors across health care, safety, education, environment, culture and infrastructure were analyzed using data and surveys.